GAA Forum

HEARING news of Eoin Brosnan's nomination as Kerry captain last week prompted a couple of things. First, it's due recognition for a player who returned from retirement to help Kerry out of a tight spot having already recalibrated his style from a gliding centre-forward into a smart centre-back for Dr Crokes.

Second, it also recalled how the stories of Brosnan and the Kerry captaincy over the past decade show better than any others how a role that's often reduced in description to a quick trot upfield for a coin toss and lifting the odd Cup if they're lucky can require a player with the diplomatic skills of Kissinger, the stature of Lincoln, and a leathery layer of skin tougher than Davy Russell's bony behind.

First…

Want to read more?

Subscribe now and get unlimited digital access on web and our smartphone and tablet apps, free for your first month.